mass

³mass

verb

Definition of MASS

transitive verb

: to form or collect into a mass

intransitive verb

: to assemble in a mass <three thousand students had massed in the plaza — A. E. Neville>

Examples of MASS

1. A large crowd of demonstrators massed outside the courthouse.
2. Clouds were massing on the horizon.
3. The generals massed their troops.

First Known Use of MASS

14th century

Related to MASS

Synonyms: accrete, accumulate, amass, build up, concentrate, conglomerate, gather, collect, pile (up), stack (up)

Related Words: agglutinate, clump, lump; bank, drift, ridge

Near Antonyms: disperse, dissipate, scatter

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